THE Health Department has
released outcomes from the Drug
Utilisation Sub Committee (DUSC)
meeting in Feb, with reports on
medicines for Alzheimer’s disease,
bDMARDs for psoriatic arthritis and
ankylosing spondylitis, ticagrelor
and smoking cessation therapy.
The smoking cessation report
found the change in restriction
for Nicotine Replacement Therapy
items to a streamlined authority
did not significantly impact the
utilisation trends - see pbs.gov.au.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 11 Jul 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 11 Jul 16
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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